Zigor Aranalde

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Zigor Aranalde
Full name	Zigor Aranalde Sarasola
Date of birth	February 28, 1973 (1973-02-28) (age 35)
Place of birth	Ibarra, Spain
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Left-Back
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Number	N/A
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1992 1992-1994 1994-1995 1995–1997 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2005 2005 2005–2008	Hernani Eibar Atl. Marbella Sevilla Albacete Logroñés Walsall Sheffield Wednesday Carlisle United	022 (0) 051 (2) 039 (1) 195 (5) 002 (0) 109 (6)
National team²
	Basque Country
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:56, 24 March 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 19:23, 1 April 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Zigor Aranalde Sarasola (born February 28, 1973 in Ibarra, Spain) is a football player who plays as an attacking left-back. He is currently a free agent following his release from League One side Carlisle United.

Aranalde began his career in Spain and had spells at minor Spanish clubs and professional clubs such as Hernani (1991-1992), Eibar (1992-1994), Sevilla in 1996, moving to Albacete in 1997 and Logroñés in 1999 before joining English Football League outfit Walsall on the eve of the 2000-01 season. Aranalde spent just under 5 full seasons at the Bescot Stadium, winning promotion via the play-off final in his first season, and being a regular member of the side until he was surprisingly released by then-Walsall manager, Paul Merson in March 2005. He moved on to Sheffield Wednesday immediately following his release, but was sent-off in only his second game for the club, and never appeared for them again.

In the summer of 2005, Aranalde signed for newly-promoted Carlisle United, who went on to claim promotion and the championship in League Two that season. Aranalde scored 5 goals during the course of the season, and was part of a squad which incidentally had two other links to his former club, through ex-Walsall striker Karl Hawley, and now Preston North End manager Paul Simpson.

Aranalde has also played for the Basque Country national football team.

On the 16th May 2008 it was announced that Aranalde was being released from Carlisle United along with Paul Arnison and Grant Carson

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On October 1, 2005, Aranalde scored Bristol Rovers' 5000th ever goal, which was an own goal. Bristol Rovers went on to win the match 3-1.

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Carlisle United F.C. – current squad

1 Westwood • 2 Raven • 3 Aranalde • 4 Bridge-Wilkinson • 5 Livesey • 6 Murphy • 7 Gall • 8 Lumsdon • 9 Graham • 10 Carlton • 11 Thirlwell • 12 Joyce • 13 Bradley • 14 Garner • 15 Arnison • 16 J. Smith • 18 Hackney • 19 Reid • 20 Howarth • 21 Horwood • 22 Campion • 23 Kirkup • 24 Vipond • 25 G. Smith • 26 Dobie • 27 Taylor • 28 Madine • Manager: Ward

Persondata
NAME	Sarasola, Zigor Aranalde
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Aranalde, Zigor
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH	February 28, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ibarra, Basque County, Spain
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH